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This later development explains the present understanding of typology as “the preordained representative relation which certain persons, events, and institutions of the Old Testament bear to corresponding persons, events, and institutions in the New”. Typology therefore refers to a consortium of types and anti types and the meaning structure of fulfilment of God plan in the New Testament figured in Old Testament The principle purpose of such a correspondence is to instruct by presenting a picture rather than data, just as teacher might seek to acclimate pupils to a difficult concept by presenting a simple illustration before treating the concept